Praise for The House Sitter: “Lovesey loves strong women, cerebral killers and diabolical puzzles—the very ingredients that make The House Sitter one of the most cunning mysteries in his Peter Diamond series.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “The book sings along in great style.”—Washington Post Book World “Elegant and suspenseful.”—Los Angeles Times “An extraordinary mystery.”—Chicago Tribune “This is Lovesey at his best.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An ingenious and complex novel.”—Booklist (starred review) “[A] tour de force.”—Boston Herald When van driver Bob Naylor, who likes to write jingles, is prodded by his teenage daughter into joining the Chichester Writers’ Circle, he scarcely expects to find that, among the anticipated set of literary snobs, he will be rubbing elbows with one—or more—potential victims of murder by arson.
